Public Administration University of Twente (UT)

Overview

Are you looking for an opportunity to fuse an academic grounding in public policy, governance and management with 21st-century skills and leading-edge expertise in a specific domain, such as healthcare, the environment, or Industry 4.0? If so, the Public Administration programme offered by University of Twente (UT) is the right choice for you.

This Master’s teaches you how to address political-administrative, societal and technological challenges within the public sector that can usually not be solved with just a simple solution. You will gain an in-depth understanding of political-administrative decision-making processes in today’s technologically transforming world. This Master’s will help you understand the complex playing field of public and private organisations with different interests. You will become skilled in analysing, developing, and implementing public policies and learn how to resolve multiple – and often highly conflicting – stakeholder interests.

Careers 

On completing this programme, you will receive a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Public Administration. With this degree, you will have a thorough understanding of decision-making in the complex networks of public and private organizations and of the collective action needed to meet public administration challenges.

Your expertise will include different fields and competencies. For example, you will be able to:

• Analyse the nature and causes of social problems;

• Understand interests and values of various stakeholders;

• Design solutions that work for a diversity of stakeholders as well as meeting the demands of democratic legitimacy;

• Think systematically about organization and implementation.

Accreditation

The programme holds NVAO  and EAPAA accreditation.